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Macy employees score victory in push-back on self-checkout
May 6, 2021
Macy's employees have won a battle against the retailer's self-checkout technology as a labor arbitrator has determined workers must be provided commissions…
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7-Eleven advances QSR strategy, plans to open 150 this year
April 30, 2021
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven is getting closer to becoming a quick-service restaurant brand as it has now doubled the number of its restaurant concepts.
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Lululemon piloting trade-in, online resale program
April 22, 2021
Lululemon is teaming up with Trove on a pilot clothing trade-in resale program that it hopes to put online by June.
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Kohl's debuting Tommy Hilfiger come fall
April 21, 2021
Department store Kohl's will offer Tommy Hilfiger sportswear in 600-plus stores come the fall.
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GameStop taps ex-Amazon leader for chief growth role
April 1, 2021
Elliott Wilke, a former Amazon.com Inc. leader, has been named chief growth officer at GameStop Corp.
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Vitamin Shoppe expands into Vietnam market
March 15, 2021
The Vitamin Shoppe has opened its first retail location in Vietnam. The Hanoi location will offer the retailer's brands in vitamins, supplements and sport…
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Why BOPIS 2.0 is the future of retail
by Dean Frew — CTO & SVP RFID Solutions at SML Group, SML RFID
Dean Frew, CTO and senior VP of RFID Solutions at SML, looks at the role BOPIS 2.0 will play in the recovery of the retail sector post-COVID-19.
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Amazon opens cashierless London supermarket
March 9, 2021
Amazon has gone across the Pond and launched a cashierless supermarket in London, its first outside fo the U.S.
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Study: Many retailers were unprepared for 2020 holiday season
March 9, 2021
A good number, 17%, of U.S. and U.K. retailers, were not prepared for the holiday 2020 sales season and missed out on sales.
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Home improvement retailer deploys Zebra, Reflexis tech to optimize ominichannel experience
March 9, 2021
Mitre 10, New Zealand's biggest home improvement retailer, is deploying Zebra Technologies' Reflexis Systems technology to optimize omnichannel customer…
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How to boost sales with visual merchandising techniques
by Ray Ko
Ray Ko, senior e-commerce manager at ShopPOPDisplays, advises retailers seeking to design visual merchandising that successfully boosts sales to begin by…
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Best Buy to trim store locations despite healthy profits
March 1, 2021
Best Buy will close more than 20 stores this year despite a healthy cash balance sheet and solid profits.
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Why location data is critical for consumers and retailers
by Brian Cluster — Director of Industry Strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems
Brian Cluster, director of industry strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems, explains why why location data is so important in 2021 and why managing it…
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Gap launching customer experience center in Texas
February 26, 2021
Gap Inc. is planning to open a customer experience center in a quest to speed up inventory delivery and gain efficiency within its digital online shopping…
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Target doubles Apple product footprint, deploying special training for team members
February 26, 2021
Target Corp. is going big with its in-store Apple product footprint, doubling space allocation and offering team members special training on the product line.
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Forever 21 opens Yonkers location
February 25, 2021
Women's fashion retailer Forever 21 has opened its first store of 2021 in Yonkers, New York in the Cross County Mall.
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What consumers say makes for a great in-location experience in 2021
by Bobby Marhamat — CEO, Raydiant
Raydiant CEO Bobby Marhamat offers up five pillars of a positive in-location experience and explains why it's all about understanding the consumer's priorities.
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Home Depot's Q4 boasts record breaking sales, earnings
February 24, 2021
Despite an ongoing pandemic, home improvement retail Home Depot had a record-breaking Q4 sales and earnings.
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10 things retailers should consider in choosing a BOPIS approach
by Ned Hill
Ned Hill, founder and CEO of Position Imaging, explains how an effective BOPIS fulfillment solution can improve store experiences with safe, secure, and fast…
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Standard Cognition raises $150M, teams with Compass Group and Circle K on autonomous checkout
February 18, 2021
Standard Cognition, which provides an autonomous checkout solution that can be quickly installed in retailers' existing stores, has raised a $150 million round…
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